Taylor Swift wins Song of the Year for 'Better Man,' written for Little Big Town, at 2017 CMA Awards

She may be reigning as a pop artist, but Taylor Swift's country songwriter roots just won her the song of the year CMA Award.

Swift's "Better Man," penned for Little Big Town, earned the honor at Wednesday night's (Nov. 8) ceremony.

"Better Man" appeared on the quartet's The Breaker album and became a Hot Country Songs chart No. 1, though Swift did perform the song live once, back at February's pre-Super Bowl set. At Swift's Feb. 4 concert in Houston, fans got to hear her sing it for the first time ever. "I never really knew what it would feel like to hear my song on the radio and have someone else singing it," she commented that night. "Turns out, it feels awesome."

See how she reacted to the win:

LBT's Karen Fairchild previously shared how the whole thing came to be: "She [Taylor] sent us this song, and it was one that was really special to her. She thought of us because of the harmonies. She’s never pitched a song to anyone before, and the minute we heard it, we were like ‘Man, that is a song that we’re going to cut.’"

See the fill list of 2017 CMA Award winners here, and check out Swift's one-time live performance of "Better Man" below.